New bid to build homes on site of former bus depot
FRESH plans to build hundreds of homes on a former bus depot site in the East End have been submitted to the city council. Glasgow’s local authority rejected AS Homes’ bid to develop land on Tollcross Road earlier this year.
Reasons for the refusal included privacy issues, reduced quality of amenity space, a lack of cycle parking and not enough details on electric vehicle charging facilities.
But the Glasgow-based housebuilder has now launched a new application for 139 homes, including 42 flats over two blocks. There would be a mix of one, two and three-bedroom properties.
The developer has worked with Homes Scotland on the scheme, with a view to Homes Scotland providing 50 per cent of the homes as affordable. First Group currently owns the site but AS Homes has an agreement to purchase the land once detailed planning permission is secured.
The new plans state: “The flatted blocks sit within public/semi-private open space and have areas of private space at ground floor to achieve required levels of privacy.”
They add: “The development comprises a range of heights to respond to the surrounding context. Four storey flats are positioned facing Tollcross Road, to infill the gap in the street.
“As the development turns the corner on to Canmore Street, the second flatted block is three storeys in height to respond to the flatted blocks opposite the site. The building heights then transition down to two storeys as we move further west.”
There is also a proposal to create a new urban park, a “pedestrian friendly” arrival space on Tollcross Road and children’s play areas.
Electric vehicle charging points would be provided within the private parking courts and “the number and location of these will be agreed with the local authority through the application process”.
There would be 87 car parking spaces for the houses, 30 for the flats and 34 visitor spaces.
“The overall cycle provision is 84 spaces, which is an improvement on the minimum standards at 200 per cent,” the proposal states.
“Due to the inner urban location, active travel such as cycling is promoted over the use of cars.
“Cycle parking is located within the rear gardens of low-rise dwellings. Access to cycle parking will be just as convenient as access to car parking.”